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🆔 Identification

ID#78
SiteBernard Maître
PeriodRoman Period
ContextFunerary
Archaeological ContextCarrière gallo-romaine réutilisée en nécropole. Dans un pot en argile rempli de matière organique noire, accompagné de fragments d'os animaux et humains, de vaisseaux céramiques, de clous et de monnaie. - Gallo-Roman quarry reused as a necropolis. In ancient clay pit partly filled with a black organic level. In association with animal and human bone fragments, ceramic vessels, nails and coins.
InterpretationACO (Amorphous Charred Object)
Researcher IDLOISON Gilles
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteBernard Maître
GPS Coordinates Lat: 45.746506, Long: 3.083113
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-dôme
CityBeaumont

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameBernard Maître
SupervisorNot specified
Start date1993
End date1994
Sampling methodWet sieving
Mesh size0.5 mm
Context integrityIn Situ
Form in structureAttached to an archaeological object

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)Late 1st c. - early 2nd c. AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1875 – 1825

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyAmorphous
ShapeAmorphous
Number of fragments108
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) Not specified
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Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
2 l sampled; described as a "paste".
Reference
BOUBY (L.), MARINVAL (P.) - Fruits and seeds from Roman cremations in Limagne (Massif Central) and the spatial variability of plant offerings in France. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31, 2004 : 77-86

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